Adjective: prognostic próg'nó-stik
- Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
"The prognostic model accurately forecasted market trends";
- predictive, prognosticative
- A sign of something about to happen
"The team's recent victories were a good prognostic for their championship chances";
- omen, portent, presage, prognostication, prodigy [archaic]
Derived forms: prognostics
See also: prophetic, prophetical
Type of: augury, foretoken [literary], sign
Encyclopedia: Prognostic